Dimes Square and Other Plays by Matthew Gasda
This collection brings together four of Matthew Gasda's most penetrating theatrical works: Dimes Square, Quartet, Berlin Story, and Minotaur. Performed in loft apartments, pop-up theatres, and other nontraditional spaces, the 2022 underground hit Dimes Square announced Gasda as a dramatist of lasting power and impressive range, the theatrical chronicler of a self-chronicling generation.
Four Plays Exploring Modern Disconnection
At a time when large, institutional theatres were still finding their post-pandemic footing, this brutal, hilarious portrait of New York City scenesters drew in new and diverse audiences by distilling the zeitgeist of our strange new era—a bitter cocktail of dirtbag politics, casual depravity, and pitiless ambition. These plays survey a fractured and exhausted cultural-intellectual landscape, giving us characters grasping for meaning and human connection in an age of material abundance and moral dislocation.
Settings and Themes
From squalid apartments to country estates to hipster bars, Gasda's plays capture the essence of contemporary urban life. The collection distills the zeitgeist of the post-pandemic era, exploring themes of cultural criticism, social commentary, and the search for authenticity in an increasingly performative world. Unflinching, yet marked by exquisite moments of grace, these works mark the arrival of a significant dramatic voice in American theatre.
About Matthew Gasda
Matthew Gasda grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A dramatist, novelist, and poet, he is the author of fifteen plays and counting, including the acclaimed underground hit Dimes Square. He lives in New York City. Published by Applause Books in May 2023, this paperback collection establishes Gasda as the theatrical chronicler of a generation navigating material abundance and moral dislocation.
This collection is essential reading for those interested in contemporary American drama, experimental theatre, and incisive social commentary on millennial and Gen Z culture in New York City.
